New Haven Public Schools
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New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) is a school district serving the city of New Haven
, Connecticut
, United States.
Wilbur Cross High School and Hillhouse High School
are New Haven's two largest public secondary schools.
Almost all of the district's schools have been renovated under a 15-year, $1.5 billion School Construction Program; the effort is to improve city public schools and erase the bad reputation that New Haven public schools had acquired in past decades. In 2010 the district stopped the practice of dating diplomas "in the year of our Lord".
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, United States.
Wilbur Cross High School and Hillhouse High School
Hillhouse High School
James Hillhouse Comprehensive High School is the oldest public high school in New Haven, Connecticut. It is a part of New Haven Public Schools.- History :Established in 1859 as New Haven High School,...
are New Haven's two largest public secondary schools.
Almost all of the district's schools have been renovated under a 15-year, $1.5 billion School Construction Program; the effort is to improve city public schools and erase the bad reputation that New Haven public schools had acquired in past decades. In 2010 the district stopped the practice of dating diplomas "in the year of our Lord".